Zongwu: fortune-telling with luck, the beginning is Xiongba's orders

Extermination of Buddha is a good thing for Taoism.

It is also a good thing for dynastic rulers.

Because the Buddhist temples in the world really occupy too many benefits.

Buddhist monks do not have to pay taxes, do not have to serve corvee, and occupy a large amount of land, which is even worse than that of local tyrants.

Extermination of Buddha can add more labor force for the ruler, and a large amount of land that can be allocated, which means an increase in tax revenue, coupled with the years of savings of Buddhist monasteries, and those bronze Buddha statues, it is an extremely considerable sum income.

As for the issue of belief, there is still Taoism after the Buddha is extinct, so naturally there is no need to worry too much.

Therefore, for rulers who do not believe in Buddhism, extermination of Buddhism is undoubtedly beneficial.

After losing the strong competitor of Buddhism, as long as the Taoist sect does not commit suicide, it will naturally get a chance to develop from it.

Now that Li and Tang are split, it is all because of the obstruction of Buddhism.

In the south of the Yangtze River ruled by Kou Zhong, it is now a scene of peace, and the Buddhist sect also took advantage of this good situation to open their gates, publicize Buddhism, gather believers, collect money, and earn a lot of money.

Right now, Kou Zhong is still working hard to unify the world, but Buddhism is behind him doing all kinds of things that slow down his progress, wasting all his efforts, as long as he gives a little guidance, Kou Zhong will definitely do what is most suitable for the situation the right decision.

As for Li Shimin, there is no need to say more.

And after the extermination of Buddhism this time, Buddhism will inevitably suffer a major blow. If it cannot get the support of the ruler again, it will not take decades to recover.

Taoism can take this opportunity to carry forward Taoist thought, and it is no problem to prosper for a hundred years.

The road was already laid out in front of Ning Daoqi, and it was up to Ning Daoqi himself whether he wanted to go this way.

Ning Daoqi stood in front of Huo Yin, silent for a long time, and then saluted Huo Yin and said: "Thank you Xianjun for pointing out the maze."

……

Chang'an City.

late at night.

In the East Palace.

Concubine Shixuan stood on the eaves, facing the cool wind of late autumn, looking at the bright moon above the sky, a faint uneasiness suddenly appeared on her face that was as holy and pure as the bright moon.

"Why are you suddenly restless? Did something bad happen?"

Concubine Xuan frowned slightly.

Since Li Jiancheng took power, everything has been under her expectation and control.

The Taoist school suffered a severe blow, and the Buddhist school prospered day by day with deliberate support.

No matter which aspect you look at, the current situation is very good.

Right now, she only needs to continue to support Li Jiancheng, help Li Jiancheng resist the pressure from Li Shimin, and wait patiently for Kou Zhong to defeat Li Shimin, then even if she has achieved her goal, she can withdraw.

As for why she didn't continue to help Li Jiancheng fight against Kou Zhong, it was naturally because she never thought of helping Li Jiancheng to truly achieve his wish of unifying the world!

She supports Li Jiancheng now, just because she wants to cause trouble for Li Shimin and Taoism!
Now Taoism has been severely hit, as long as Li Shimin is dealt with, the so-called state religion of Taoism will become a rootless apple. After Kou Zhong dominates the world, he may not regard Taoism as a state religion like Li Tang!

And because Li Tang established Taoism as the state religion, Kou Zhong might reject Taoism instead.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if Kou Zhong would not reject the Taoist school, at least he would not treat the Taoist school as favorably as Li Tang did. In this way, their Buddhism and Taoist schools would return to the same starting line.

Even because the Taoist sect suffered a severe blow before, the advantage of the Buddhist sect is even greater.

In this way, sooner or later, Buddhism can surpass Taoism again and become the largest sect in the world again.

As for whether the Taoist sect will use the same method to attack the Buddhist sect, Shi Feixuan did not have too many concerns in this regard.

Because she knew Ning Daoqi well, and knew that it would be difficult for Ning Daoqi to do such a thing with his gentle temperament.

If Ning Daoqi is really a person who pays attention to tit for tat, then he won't have no action until now.

To put it bluntly, she was bullying honest people.

But don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case.

She was worried that Ning Daoqi would be influenced by external factors again like three years ago, and thus make unexpected decisions.

And there are only a handful of people in the world who can influence people like Ning Daoqi.

Unfortunately, Qinglian Xianjun, who made her fear the most, was one of them.

Thinking of Huo Yin, the expression on Shi Feixuan's face became more gloomy.

"I hope this is all because I think too much."

……

After Ning Daoqi left Bashu, he rushed all the way back to Luoyang.

On the way back to Luoyang, Ning Daoqi thought it over and over again, and finally made up his mind to propose to Li Shimin to destroy the Buddha.

Because he has already figured out that Buddhism and Taoism can coexist, but the Tao must be strong and the Buddha weak.

Because Taoism is more gentle and has a tolerant heart, compared with Taoism, Buddhism is much more snobbish and selfish.

From the fact that Cihang Jingzhai abandoned Li Shimin and turned to support Li Jiancheng, we can see the nature of Buddhism.

Therefore, in Ning Daoqi's view, the extermination of Buddhism is not necessarily a blow to Buddhism, but a protection of pure Buddhist thought.

Qin Wangfu.

Li Shimin was discussing state affairs with a group of civil and military officials in the study, and when he heard the news of Ning Daoqi's return, he immediately sent someone to invite Ning Daoqi over.

After Ning Daoqi came to the study, Li Shimin smiled and said to Ning Daoqi: "Where did the national teacher go recently? Why is there no news at all?"

Everyone is also very curious about Ning Daoqi's recent movements. After all, Ning Daoqi is their national teacher of Datang and the strongest among their forces in the Tang Dynasty, which is extremely important to Datang. , that is not a trivial matter.

Facing everyone's curious eyes, Ning Daoqi replied: "The old man went to Bashu."

Bashu?

When everyone heard Ning Daoqi's answer, they couldn't help but think of the news they heard a few days ago.

Immortal Qinglian, who had disappeared for three years, suddenly came to the land of Bashu a few days ago, and temporarily lived in a restaurant in Jinshan County, doing fortune-telling every day, which really caused quite a stir.

Everyone did not expect that Ning Daoqi actually went to the land of Bashu in the past few days when he disappeared.

When Li Shimin heard Ning Daoqi's answer, a subtle look flashed across his face, and he asked, "Did the national teacher ask Qinglian Xianjun for divination?"

Everyone looked at Ning Daoqi with anticipation immediately after hearing the words, and now they are almost in a deadlock, maybe the hexagram that Ning Daoqi asked Qinglian Xianjun can bring them some vitality and changes. maybe.

When Ning Daoqi heard Li Shimin's words, he looked at Li Shimin with complicated eyes and said: "The old man indeed asked Qinglian Xianjun for a hexagram. Jun said that he would no longer be able to tell the fortune-telling for the Li family, so this fortune-telling failed to come true."

Hearing Ling Daoqi's answer, Li Shimin sighed softly and said, "I should have expected it a long time ago."

Surprised expressions appeared on the faces of the people around, and they, like Ning Daoqi, never knew about Huo Yin's refusal to do fortune-telling for the Li family.

It's no wonder that when some of them proposed to ask Huo Yin for divination, they were rejected by Li Shimin.

Just when everyone thought so, Ning Daoqi suddenly changed the subject and said: "But the old man asked Qinglian Xianjun for another hexagram."

Li Shimin asked curiously after hearing the words: "What did the national teacher ask for?"

Ning Daoqi took a deep look at Li Shimin, and replied: "Destroy Buddha!"

Destroy the Buddha!

Everyone was surprised when they heard Ning Daoqi's answer, but after the surprise, everyone immediately began to think deeply about the feasibility of this matter.

It can be said that the great situation of the Tang Dynasty will be reduced to the point where it is today. It can be said that it is all because of Buddhism behind the scenes.

The reason why everyone didn't think about exterminating the Buddha before was because they put all their energy on Li Jiancheng and Kou Zhong.

Now that they heard Ning Daoqi mention the matter of exterminating Buddha, they suddenly felt that the matter of exterminating Buddha seemed to have many benefits, and doing it at this time was even more beneficial and harmless.

Before dealing with Li Jiancheng and Kou Zhong, the culprit of Buddhism should be killed first!

Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shimin and said: "Buddhism occupies a large number of people, fields, and gold and silver. They don't have to pay taxes or serve in the army. They have taken up all the benefits in the world. We assist Your Highness to work hard to conquer the country." Instead, it became a wedding dress for their Buddhist sect!"

Du Ruhui immediately said: "Your Highness, Buddhism is a serious problem, and it should be dealt with as soon as possible!"

Everyone expressed their agreement with Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui's statement, and agreed with the extermination of Buddha!

Li Shimin looked around at the crowd, then raised his hand and slapped the table fiercely, and said in a deep voice, "Destroy Buddha!"

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Pengcheng.

Kou Zhong, who was on the front line, was not in a hurry to attack the Central Plains, because the weather was getting colder, and the soldiers really needed to rest for a while to adjust their status. It would not be too late to launch a full-scale war after the beginning of next year.

And while Kou Zhong's army was recuperating, something happened in the Central Plains that surprised him, but felt reasonable.

Li Shimin is leading a vigorous Buddhist extermination campaign!

"That's a good thing."

Kou Zhong was pleasantly surprised.

Over the years, he has been leading the army to fight everywhere, and the logistical pressure has always been extremely high, which is one of the reasons why he chose to recuperate at this time.

Insufficient military pay, insufficient soldiers, insufficient land allocated to the poor and insufficient tax revenue, behind him, in the Jiangnan area, there are too many messes, although the Song Clan has been working hard to help him solve these problems, but how much Some have more heart than energy.

Originally, he planned to recuperate slowly and regain his vitality, but Li Shimin's actions gave him great inspiration!
It seems that many problems can be solved if the fat and oily Buddhist gate is eliminated!